Review – Episode 6 of Ken Burns Country Music Documentary
Undoubtedly, you could not tell the story of country music in the late 60's and early 70's without broaching the political upheaval and countercultural revolution roiling American society at the time....
View ArticleLoretta Lynn Announces New Album “Still Woman Enough”
Loretta Lynn will be joined by numerous guests, and celebrate the legacy of women in country music with her latest album called Still Woman Enough, set for release on March 19th via Sony's Legacy...
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George Strait to Appear at Inaugural ‘Legends of Music Row’ Fest
George Strait doesn't make many public appearances these days after officially retiring from the road. But he'll be making a "special appearance" at the inaugural Legends of Music Row Festival set to...
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Country Music’s (Not So) Surprising List of Jewish Contributors
From performers, to songwriters, to executives and producers, to the strong scene of bluegrass entertainers from New York that have gone on to define the very highest reaches of the discipline, these...
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Jimmy Buffett Was Country (RIP)
Jimmy Buffet wasn't just a musician. He was the embodiment of resetting your mood, of centering the right priorities in life, and of making sure you don't waste your time on Earth by making sure you...
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Album Review – Willy Tea Taylor’s “4 Strings”
If you're a tragic, tragic audiofile like myself, then you understand just what a blessing it is when out of the blue you discover an artist that really speaks to you, and it opens a brand new vein of...
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Tompall Glaser’s “Hillbilly Central” (a pictorial history)
The year was 1974, and a two-story stucco office building / studio located two blocks from Nashville's infamous Music Row at 916 19th Avenue South got christened "Hillbilly Central" by a New York-based...
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Country Music Heroes Who Served The Country
Country music loves to pride itself in supporting the troops and the cause of the military more than any other genre. Though some of it may be bravado meant more for marketing, there are many legends...
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Johnny Cash’s “Million Dollar Songwriter Circle”
"That night in my house [was] the first time these songs were heard..." Johnny Cash went on. "Joni Mitchell sang 'Both Sides Now,' Graham Nash sang 'Marrakesh Express,' Shel Silverstein sang 'A Boy...
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Original Country Music Outlaw Tompall Glaser, Dead at 79
Tompall Glaser, one of country music's original Outlaws, is dead at 79 after fighting a prolonged illness according to his family. He died at his home in Nashville. Tompall got his start in country...
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10 Badass Johnny Cash Moments
What made Johnny Cash the ultimate badass was his ability to bridge people together regardless of taste in music, cultural differences, or political ideology. Johnny Cash could tackle some of the most...
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The Ben Davenport Band’s “Slow Start”
It's been a while since I've heard such great texture and diversity in a record that still clings tightly to its country roots. Reflecting back on a lifetime of memories, accomplishments, failures, and...
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16 Great Sons & Daughters of Country Music Greats
Country music isn't just a genre of music, it is a musical religion, a way of life, a cultural lineage passed down from generation to generation and preserved through the blood and bond of its...
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Kristofferson Coming Down: Landing a Helicopter on Cash’s Lawn
At the time, Kristofferson was working as a janitor at the offices of Columbia Records where Johnny Cash was signed. Kristofferson had met Cash a number of times, in the studio and backstage at The...
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Shel Silverstein “A Boy Named Shel” Biopic Coming
Finally one of the most under-appreciated, but wildly-influential lyricists in country music, one of country music's forgotten Outlaw artists, and one of America's most creative personalities is going...
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10 Badass David Allan Coe Moments
The question about David Allan Coe has never been if he's a badass, but if he's a little too badass. Some of his stories are hard to believe. Others are even harder to validate. And others are hard to...
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Vintage Album Review – Ween’s ’12 Golden Country Greats’
If the unusual and offbeat of the country music realm is something you love to delve into---if the Roger Miller's, the Shel Silverstein's, and the John Hartford's hold a special sway on your heart, and...
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Jesus Drop Kicks Paul Craft (Through The Goalposts of Life)
You press most any theologian, and they will expound upon the theory that God has the most profound sense of humor ... if you just know where to look for it. Whether this was in play when country music...
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Country Music’s Greatest Prison Albums
Prison and country music go together like peanut butter and jelly. No wonder a slew of country music albums have been actually recorded within prison walls---some for convicts, some by convicts, and...
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Maddie & Tae’s “Shut Up and Fish” Is Kind of a Stupid Song That Says a Lot
Maddie & Tae have become the perfect foil to today's male country stars. They're like the Minnie Pearl of country music's Millennial generation. Staunch traditionalists are never going to give...
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